A miserable summer tour of the USA, coupled with a telling outburst from Paul Pogba and a 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Sunday have seen storm clouds gather above Old Trafford just two games into the season.

Jesse Lingard has refuted claims that Dele Alli was the person to start the new viral hand-sign celebration. The craze was popularised by Alli when he used it as a celebration after scoring against Newcastle.